Chapter 105: Forward
After entering the forest, Su Bujing and the others saw that the ground was full of small uneven holes.
These holes are not deep or large, and they cannot be compared with the heavenly caves in Fuzhou at all, but if people accidentally step into them, they will be tripped and fall to the ground, which is very annoying and troublesome.
And there are so many trees here that the carriage can't move properly.
In desperation, Zhao had no choice but to put the carriage into the space, and the family was forced to walk on foot instead.
They formed a circle, Su Buwei led the horses that could not be retracted into the space and landed at the back of the circle, the others scattered on both sides, Su Bujing stood in the circle holding a torch to illuminate, not to mention the distance, at least the road under his feet and near could be seen clearly.
Every few steps, the complicated branches will hook the Su family's clothes, and if they pull hard, the clothes will hang out of a hole, and the gray-white leaves will even shoot everyone's faces, which is particularly forceful.
They had no choice but to use their arms to tear open the branches that blocked the way, keep their mouths shut, and at the same time protect the torches from being extinguished by the leaves, and walk as straight forward as possible, hoping to reach the end sooner.
After walking for a long time, the road gradually opened up.
"Whew! I finally came out, and I didn't dare to gasp in the forest just now! As soon as Su Bu stepped out of the densely branched forest road, he immediately began to complain.
Su Bu replied in surprise: "Second brother is happy too early!" I see that there are still a lot of dead trees ahead, but not as many as just now, and we should still be in the woods, not going out. ”
"Alas, how big is this forest! It's really depressing to stay inside, and I feel like I'm going to be out of breath. Zhao was so uncomfortable that he covered his chest.
Su Yuanshan looked at the gloomy road ahead and proposed, "Why don't we rest in place!" It just so happens that this place is empty, and if you go any further, I don't know if it will be as cramped as just now. ”
Su Yuanshan's proposal was approved by the whole family, and they didn't pay attention to it, sitting on the rough and cold ground, simply lighting a fire, and then setting up a pot to boil water to drink.
Su Bu was shocked to think of the strange food he had encountered along the way before, and he was immediately very curious about the gray and white leaves that could be seen everywhere around him, so he picked a piece and put it in his mouth.
The leaf surface seems to be coated with a layer of Coptis water, the entrance is bitter and astringent, chewing is also shriveled and tasteless, there is no juice at all, and there will be slight dizziness after holding it in the mouth for a long time.
Su Bu wrinkled his face, spit it out, and took a sip of the ice water in the pot that had not yet been burned, diluting the taste in his mouth.
"You can't eat this leaf." Su Bu opened her mouth and reminded her, for fear that her family would taste it because of curiosity like her.
With such an unpalatable leaf, even if you can't eat the dead, no one will pick it and eat it!
After the water in the pot boiled, Zhao added some honey to it, and let everyone, including Ma, drink a cup of warm sweet water.
When their strength had regained, they set off again.
The forest road ahead was still covered with dead trees, but it was much easier to walk than when I first entered, and at least there were many smooth paths.
Su Bujing and the others walked for a long time, but they still did not reach the edge of the forest, but gave birth to the illusion that they would never come to an end.
"Okay, we've been walking long enough, we need to find a place to rest, otherwise we won't be able to bear it." Su Yuanshan noticed that the legs of the family members were trembling a little.
Moreover, blindly rushing, everyone's mental state has also deteriorated, and it is time to take a proper rest.
Since you have decided to rest, you have to find a place where the terrain is spacious and flat, otherwise it will be difficult for everyone to sit with potholes.
Su Bujing looked around, looking for a suitable place to rest.
Now they are in an environment with five forks in front of them, flanked by some towering dead trees, and the gray trunks of the trees are like stone pillars, giving people the feeling of being in a palace and temple.
"Daddy, let's go further and take a look, this place is really not suitable for rest, there is too much grass, and there are many holes in the ground." After Su Bu was surprised, he said seriously.
Su Buyi echoed: "That's right, at least find a dead tree that can block the wind!" ”
Su Yuanshan nodded first, then looked at the five paths in front of him, and sighed sadly: "You can go, but which way to go!" ”
Hearing Su Yuanshan's words, everyone couldn't help but raise their heads and gaze at the five forks in the road in front of them again.
The five roads are not narrow, and each path allows three adult burly men to pass side by side. Standing in place and looking into the depths of the path, you can faintly see the gray flash inside.
The flash of light is emitted by the leaves, and although the light emitted by a leaf is very weak, if there are many leaves, they can still play a certain role in illuminating when stacked together.
"I said before I came, no matter what, we have to keep going straight, let's take the middle road."
Su Buwei said as he stared straight at the path in the middle.
Because, only this road is straight ahead.
"Okay, let's go. As long as we keep going in one direction, we will definitely come to the end! Su Yuanshan no longer entangled in the other four roads, and decisively took the whole family to the middle path.
After walking along this road for about half a torch to burn out, Su Bujing and the others finally found a very suitable place to rest.
On the left side of the road, there were two dead trees that were two people hugging each other, and the dense branches and leaves on them were intertwined with each other, arching a semicircular arc, and the leaves were overlapping and shrouded, just enough to shelter from the wind and rain.
Su Buwei tied the horse he was holding to the dead tree, so as not to run around, Zhao quickly spread two layers of warm blankets between the two dead trees, in order to isolate the cold air on the ground, Su Buyi and Su Buyi made a fire, and cooked hot water well.
Su Yuanshan was alone near the garrison to investigate the situation.
This forest is on the way to Baozhou, no one can get around, there must be other refugees who will go to Baozhou, maybe the next moment, they will meet.
However, in the case of hunger, cold, and lack of food, it is not a good thing to meet other people, so Su Yuanshan has to come out to check if there are people around.
Everyone had a simple light meal, and one person wrapped in a blanket and rested on the ground.
This night, the Su family slept restlessly, either woken up by the rustling of leaves, or their faces ached by the howling cold wind.
When they finally fell asleep, they suddenly fell into the sky while they were half asleep.
A fist-sized block of ice fell from the sky and smashed on the dead tree, waking up the Su family again.
If it weren't for the fact that the place they chose to camp in was covered by leaves, they would have been hit by the hard ice.
"Really! Can you still make people sleep well! Su Buwei caught a piece of ice that fell from a gap in the leaves and said complainingly.
With a wave of her right hand, Zhao took out the carriage that she had previously put into the space and placed it between the two trees.
"Well, let's make do with a rest in the carriage!"
She didn't let everyone rest in the carriage before, but slept directly in the wild, just because she was worried that outsiders would break in during the break, and she would be red and robbed when she saw their good things.
Now that I think about it, she is really worried, with their family's equipment and strength, if someone really doesn't know whether to provoke or provoke, just cripple it!